Formosan termite

Formosan termite
noun Etymology: Formosa (Taiwan) Date: 1968 a large termite (Coptotermes formosanus of the family Rhinotermitidae) native to Taiwan and nearby areas and introduced into Hawaii, California, and some southern United States states where it is a destructive pest of wooden structures — called also Formosan subterranean termite

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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